Manikganj-1

Manikganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Salauddin Mahmud of the Awami League.

Manikganj-1
Constituency for the Jatiya Sangsad
District	Manikganj District
Division	Dhaka Division
Electorate	384,610 (2018)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1984
← 167 Kishoreganj-6 169 Manikganj-2 →

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Daulatpur, Ghior, and Shivalaya upazilas.^[2][3]

History

The constituency was created in 1984 from the Dhaka-1 constituency when the former Dhaka District was split into six districts: Manikganj, Munshiganj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, and Narayanganj.

Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census.^[4] The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.^[5]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1986	Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman	Jatiya Party[6][7]
	1991	Khandaker Delwar Hossain	BNP
	2008	ABM Anowarul Haque	Awami League
	2014	Naimur Rahman Durjoy
	2024	Salauddin Mahmud	Independent

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Manikganj-1^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	Naimur Rahman	81,127	85.0	+30.4
	Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD	Afzal Hossain Khan Zoki	14,300	15.0	N/A
Majority			66,827	70.0	+53.4
Turnout			95,427	27.8	−61.8
	AL hold

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Manikganj-1^[2][9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AL	ABM Anowarul Haque	147,322	54.6	+15.2
	BNP	Khandaker Delwar Hossain	102,412	37.9	−18.6
	Independent	Tojammel Haque	20,228	7.5	N/A
Majority			44,910	16.6	−0.5
Turnout			269,962	89.6	+14.9
	AL gain from BNP

General Election 2001: Manikganj-1^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khandaker Delwar Hossain	85,447	56.5	+18.0
	AL	Abdus Salam	59,541	39.4	+10.7
	IJOF	Md. Afzal Hossain	5,308	3.5	N/A
	KSJL	Mehedi Rafi	530	0.4	N/A
	CPB	Afsar Uddin Ahmmed	188	0.1	N/A
	Jatiya Party (M)	Md. Khandokar Azim Mia	86	0.1	N/A
Majority			25,906	17.1	+7.3
Turnout			151,100	74.7	−3.3
	BNP hold

Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Manikganj-1^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khandaker Delwar Hossain	44,502	38.5	−8.6
	AL	AM Saidur Rahman	33,161	28.7	+8.2
	JP(E)	Abdul Malek	29,929	25.9	+15.6
	Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Mahbub)	Afzal Hossain Khan Zoki	3,466	3.0	N/A
	JI	Tazul Islam	1,981	1.7	−4.1
	IOJ	Md. Baki Billah	1,475	1.3	N/A
	Independent	Dulal Kumar Biswas	532	0.5	+0.4
	Gano Forum	Md. Fazlur Rahman Mollah	290	0.3	N/A
	Zaker Party	Md. Safiuddin Biswas	253	0.2	−1.3
Majority			11,341	9.8	−16.8
Turnout			115,589	78.0	+22.2
	BNP hold

General Election 1991: Manikganj-1^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Khandaker Delwar Hossain	46,817	47.1
	AL	Siddiqur Rauf Khan	20,415	20.5
	JP(E)	Afzal Hossain	10,214	10.3
	Independent	Nurul Amin	6,701	6.7
	JI	Tazul Islam	5,736	5.8
	Independent	Aziz Ullah	1,720	1.7
	Independent	Babu Miah	1,669	1.7
	Zaker Party	Lutfar Rahman Khan	1,515	1.5
	JSD	Ansur Rahman	1,340	1.3
	CPB	A. Rahman Dorji Minu	1,277	1.3
	Bangladesh Janata Party	A T M Zahir Alam Khan Lodi	1,246	1.3
	Independent	Asar Uddin	383	0.4
	Independent	Begum Taufiqa Karim	176	0.2
	Independent	Dulal Kumar Biswas	147	0.1
	Independent	Md. Abul Kasem	63	0.1
Majority			26,402	26.6
Turnout			99,419	55.8
	BNP gain from JP(E)